Goodbye Jennifer

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This week was Jennifer’s last meeting with our chapter. She is moving to Arkansas and will join another chapter there. The Arkansas chapter may not know it yet, but they are getting a great TOPS member who I am sure will bring great ideas, a bright smile, and lots of laughs to their chapter like she to does ours. We wish you and your husband well in your travels and future endeavors. We’ll miss you, Jennifer!

P.S., If you are ever in Stillwater, be sure to stop by. We’d love to know how you’re doing.

TOPS Goes Bottoms Up

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Bottoms up!

Thanks, Betty M, for the “snowmen.” It really gave me a chuckle. How creative!

In case you can’t read the text in the photo, here is what it says;

Money is scarce and times are hard.
So I’m giving you this instead of a card.
Something to use, something to share,
So bottoms up, just ’cause I care.

Merry Christmas

Christmas Party Pics

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I heard that I missed a lot of good food and good fun at our TOPS Christmas party.

I was so glad to see that Jennifer and her husband were able to come. Jennifer, we will miss you, and we wish you the best in your move and new endeavors. Keep in touch and if you’re in Stillwater, come see us. You know where you can find us!

Here are some pics of the party goers. I wish I had been there!

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Meeting Highlights 11-26-13

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The meeting was called to order by Bert.

Roll call

Darcy called roll. We lost 2.75 lbs and gained 22.25 lbs for a net gain of 19.5 lbs.

16 TOPS were present.

Darcy was the best TOPS and fresh weight loser.

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements

  • Next week, bring non-perishable food donations.
  • The Christmas and wrapping party will be 12/12/13. Bring wrapping paper and healthy snacks.
  • Judith Karman Hospice invited us to the lighting of the “Tree of Life,” which is 12/14/13 from 6-7 pm at the Karman Korner store.
  • Karen and Ali have the program next week.

Drink Your Water and Healthy Holiday Meals

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During Patty’s program, we made strings of beads to remind us to drink water. Keep the string by your sink or where ever you get water then slide a bead for every glass you drink.

We also discussed how to keep holiday meals healthy. Patty provided a handout, which was intended for diabetics, but is also good advice for everyone interested in eating healthfully. In the handout, there were “make over” dishes, which were dishes similar to traditional holiday dishes but with fewer carbohydrates. Some of the recipes included dishes such as green beans amandine and maple-orange sweet potatoes. The tangerine cranberry relish sounds quite tasty to me.

We also had a guide to a healthy plate: 1/2 of your plate veggies, 1/4 lean meats and 1/4 starches. Other tips for healthy holiday eating and a Healthy Holiday Eating contract were discussed.

Thanks Patty for such timely and relevant info.

Meeting Highlights 11-21-13

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The meeting was called to order by Bert

Roll call

Darcy called roll. We had a loss of 26.25 lbs, a gain of 4.5 lbs, for a net loss of 21.75 lbs (WooHoo us!)
19 TOPS were present.
Jennifer was the TOPS best & fresh weight loser.

Snowman Contest Results:

We all need to give ourselves a pat on the back. Our chapter had a great loss this week, and I think our Snowman Contest really motivated us. Just look at our team losses:

Team 3  (Betty M., Kathy A., Norma, Betty K.) is in the lead with their loss this week totaling 7.25 lbs! They have their bottom snowball and are well on their way to the middle one.

Team 4 (Linda, Jennifer, Wayne, Tammy) is right behind Team 3 with their week’s loss totaling 7 lbs. Watch out Team 3!

Team 2 (Donna, Maxi, Wilma, Patty) had a combined loss of 6 lbs. They also received their base snowball. Good job, girls!

Team 1 (Bert, Jana, Ali, Gayle) lost 4.25 lbs this week. They almost have their first snowball. You’re getting there!

Team 5 (Helen, Karen, Jessie, Darcy) had a combined loss of 1.75 lbs. Hang in there!

Streaker Challenge winners were announced:

For keeping food logs
1st place: Gayle with 81 days
2nd place: Lelia and Patty with 63 days
3rd place: Betty M. with 31 days
4th place: Karen and Bert with 28 days.

For exercising
1st place Gayle with 35 hrs 15 min
2nd place: Lelia with 31 hrs 30 min
3rd place: Linda with 19 hrs
4th place: Tammy with 18 hrs
5th place: Darcy with 16 hrs 30 min
6th place: Norma with 16 hrs
7th place: Karen and Wayne with 15 hrs 30 min

Reminders

  • Dec. 5: Bring food donations for the food drive.
  • Dec. 12: Our Christmas party and wrapping presents for the Christmas family.
    • Weigh in at the Health Dept.
    • We plan to have the Christmas and wrapping party at the hospital in the conference room by the ER.
    • Bring healthy snacks and wrapping paper

Motions

We voted to make annual/Christmas donations to Jeremy and the Health Dept.

Program

Patty had the program. We made strings of beads to remind us to drink more water and discussed healthy holiday meals.

The meeting was closed with prayer

Meeting Highlights: 11-14-13

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Bert called the meeting to order.

Betty M. called roll: We had 18 TOPS and 1 KOPS for a total of 19. We lost 11 lbs, gained 15.5 lbs, for a net gain of 4.5 lbs. Karen was the TOPS Best Loser and Gayle was the KOPS Best Loser. The fresh weight loser will be determined at a later date. We miss you, Darcy!

Minutes were approved as read.

Announcements: Bring a non-perishable food item to the meeting 12-5-13 for our food drive.

Program: This week, we discussed the family we’re supporting for Christmas. Tammy had previously sent a note via either e-mail or snail mail with details about the family, so if you weren’t contacted, please let Tammy know.

A Wrapping/Chistmas party will be on 12-12-13. We will meet at the Health Dept. to weigh in. Tammy is going to look into getting a room at the hospital where we will wrap gifts for the family and have our party. Bring healthy snacks, everyone.

The meeting closed with prayer.